Daniel Alfredsson Reaches 1,000 Points With Hat Trick

by Adam Gretz

Filed under: Sabres, Senators, NHL Videos

There is little doubt as to who is the best player in the history of the modern Ottawa Senators franchise: Daniel Alfredsson. The veteran winger cemented his status as the franchise's best player on Friday night when he became the first player in team history to record his 1,000th career point (No. 2 on the team's scoring list is Alexei Yashin with 491). He did it in style by reaching the milestone with a hat trick as he potted an empty-net goal in the closing minute during the team's 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres.

Alfredsson has made a career out of torching the Sabres, as Friday's performance pushed his career totals to 44 goals and 84 points against Buffalo in 79 games. The only team he's tallied more of his career points against is the Montreal Canadiens with 101 in 76 games.

Here's the video of point No. 1,000...

 

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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/10/23/daniel-alfredsson-reaches-1-000-points-with-hat-trick/

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